Referred to the House State Government & Tribal Relations Committee on January 26, 2021
Substitute offered in the House on February 4, 2021
Expresses the Legislature's request to the United States (U.S) Joint Committee on the Library of Congress to replace the Marcus Whitman statue from the National Statuary Hall Collection at the U.S. Capitol with a statue of Billy Frank Jr., and requires the Governor to send a written request of the same.
Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on February 8, 2021
Amendment offered by Rep. Skyler Rude (Walla Walla) (R) on March 8, 2021
Modifies the requirement that the Governor select a relocation site for the Marcus Whitman statue to instead require the Governor to select a county where the statue will be displayed and the legislative body of the selected county to approve the location within the county where the statue will be sited.
Requires the selected county to be a county that contains the historical location of the Whitman Mission.
Requires the transfer of ownership of the Marcus Whitman statue from the state to the selected county, as authorized under current law.
Requires the Governor to coordinate with the legislative body of the selected county to carry out the relocation process.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on March 8, 2021